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M. K. MOCOSH STRUCTURE Filed Ilarch 13, 1935 Patented Jan. 16, 1934STRUCTURE Marshall 1K. Mecosh, neisterstown, Md.

Application March ll3, 1933. Serial No. 660,586

llroadlv, the object of this invention is to edulp parts or articlesused lor construction and assembling with means for covering any or alljoints created by the placement of said parts.

This object is attained by equipping such parts with `one or more piecesof sheet metal, the pieces ol sheet metal being hired to the said parts.

llhe accompanying drawing shows rnv invention embodied in a structureused lor (Figures jip l. to it, inclusive) sheet metal siding, and lor(lle ill a sheet metal window-sill, in a manner that seems to me nowl tobe the preferable one..

lilgure l is a perspective ot a structure for use mi as a. sheet metalsiding. lt shows the structure ne it is made tor shipping to the job.

Figures 2 to d, inclusive, illustrate a method ot covering the jointcreated bv the placement side br side oi two ot the siding structures:gp -ures 2 and t illustrate the :forming on the job ot a sheet metalstrip at the two sides oi the structure before the structure is placedon the w and Figures d, 5 and d illustrete the forming on the lo of thesheet metal en vstrips ot two adjacent structures alter theyr have beenfastened to the side ol a building, this torining covering the joint.

ligure l is a plan view of a number ot the i siding structures ilastenedon a side ot a buildpp ing and having their loints covered asillustinted in liigure l. (ln this case the height of the side oi thebuildiilg requires onlv two lengths ot the structures, and on thestructures oi' the bottoni row there are no bottom strips 2, and theside strips 2 and 4 entend only to the bottom edge ot the rnain part loi the structure.)

liligure il is a perspective showing adjacent corners ot :tour of thesiding structures placed adlucent each other in the saine plane, withthe to sheet metal strips covering the tour joints and the side stripsformed to the stage oi their torina- 'tion illustrated by Figure d.

li'igure 9 isa cross-section oi a structure in the lorrn ot a termedsheet metal window-sill. Part et oi the sheet metal strip 13 is shownbent down# vvard to cover the joint between the window-sill and thesiding i6. The bent-downwardfpart oi' the metal strip 13 was in theposition shown by the dot-and-dash lines at when the structure to `wasmade.

The structure shown embodied in Figure l comprises a rectangular mainpart l of flat sheet :metal and three rectangular sheet metal strips 2,3 and 4, which sheet metal strips are of a degree of rigidity less thanthat of the sheet metal (Cl. l89-86) part l. Metal strip 2 is lappedover the bottom edge 5 of mam part l, and. parallel thereto, and the lapis welded to mainpart l from side edge ii to side edge 7 .as indicatedby the short matted lines. Metal strip 3 lies flat on the main part l,and parallel thereto, close to side edge 6 of said main part l; themetal strip 3 has its upper edge even with the upper edge of main partl; it also covers the end of metal strip 2, and entends downward bevondmetal strip 2. ll/letal strip 3 is welded to rnain part l and metalstrip 2 from its edge adjacent edge t of inain part l inward a shortdistance as indicated by the short matted lines.. This welding is linewelding and is a narrow ribbon ol welding :trom the top'oi main part lto the bottom of rnetal strip 2. l'he welding oi metal strip 2 to thebottom oi mein part l is, also, line welding. .l hereinafter term metalstrip 2 the bottom strip 2, and metal strips E and l side strips 3 andl. Side strips l likewise lies, and is welded at the opposite side edgel oi' in part l. There is a slight `iog in side strips 3 and t wherethey lap over bottom strip 2, but as these 'two logs eiect the shape otthe structure when termed and the torrning of the side strips 2 and l solittle, it is not taken into account in this speciilcation. There is ahole 3 through main part l at its upper edge, and three holes t 4throughmain part l at each of its two side edges. t and li, through which nailsor rivets are run for fastening the structure to a side of a building'.

The method oi covering the side loints illustrated by Figures 2 to 6,inclusive, is this: DIlust before the structure is applied to a side ole. building, the side pieces 3 and 4 are folded over hat on themselvesat the inner edge of the welded ribbon so that the side pieces 3 and mlextend bevond the edges 6 and l of the main part l as illustrated byligure 2, the lolding movement being indicated by the arrow. Then theparts oliV the side pieces il and t that extend beyond the edges 6 and 7are bent upright, at right-angles to main part 1, with their outsideAsurfaces l0 and ll perp'endicularlv above side edges 6 and '7,respectively. Then before, or after, the structure is applied to a sideof a building the dat folds are opened up wide enough to permit thedriving of nails or rivets through holes 9 and then the folds againclosed iiat over the nails or rivets. This bending, and subsequentopening up of the flat folds, is done with tinners bending irons orother suitable tools. Or, the bending of one side strip can be deferreduntil the structure is applied to the side of a building adjacentanother structure and nailed or riveted to the building; the side onwhich the bending is deferred being the one that is not yet adjacentanother structure. Two of the structures with their side pieces formedas illustrated by Figure 3, and adjacent each other at their sides, areillustrated by Figure 4, this Figure 4 representing only the jointcreated by the edge 6 of one of the structures being adjacent the edge 7of the other structure, together with the part of each structurecontiguous to the joint. Ihe next stage of the forming of the sidepieces is illustrated by Figure 5: here the free (upright) ends of theside strips 3 and 4 have been folded over to the right and downward in atight fold, the folding movement being indicated by the arrow. The nextstage, as illustrated by Figure 5, has been Areached by folding totheright,

as indicated by the arrow,the fold illustrated by Figure 5. This bendingof the side pieces together into a fold covers the joint in a mannersatisfactory for a vertical or partly-vertical joint in siding exposedto the weather, although soldering of the formation along the lineindicated at the letter S in Figure 6 is advisable in some cases. Thesoldering may consist simply of spots of solder spaced along the lineindicated at the letter S or continuous soldering.

In covering a side of a building with these siding structures, onestructure is rst nailed or riveted through holes 8 and 9 to the bottomof the side of the building. Each of the structures for the bottom rowmay have the bottom strip 2 omitted and the side strips 3 and 4 may endat the bottom edge 5 of the main part 1 when Inanufactured, as is shownin Figure '7. Also, the side strips 3 and 4 may be cut off with tinnerssnips even with the bottom edge of bottom strip 2 if desired. Or, forthe bottom row, structures exactly like that shown in Figure l may beused. Either before or after the first structure is applied to the sideof the building, the side strips 3 and 4 can be formed as illustrated byFigures 2 and 3 and described above. Then other structures can beapplied in the same Way adjacent each other so that they will bedisposed as indicated by Figure 8, which shows a corner of each of fourstructures 'where they join. It will be noted that the four side edges 6and 7 adjacent each other are on a straight line; and that the fouredges, consisting of the two bottom edges 5 and the two upper edges,adjacent each other are, also, on a straight line perpendicular to thestraight line of side edges 6 and 7. Also it will be noted that thebottom strip 2 of each structure, together with the bottom end of sidestrips 3 and 4, overlaps the structure immediately below it, with theupright part of each of the side strips 3 and 4 disposed on the outsideof the upright part of each of the side strips 3 and 4 of the structureimmediately below it. This disposition of the side strips throws themslightly out of line, but not to an extent that interferes seriouslywith the placement of the structures or the bending of the side strips,and the matter is, therefore, not taken into account in thisspecification. The side strips 6 and 7 in Figure 8 are at the stage ofbending illustrated by Figure 3. The side strips are-then bent throughthe stage illustrated by Figure 5 to the stage illustrated by Figure 6.The vertical joint can be made at the corner of a building also.

There can, of course, be variations in the form and construction of thissiding structure within my invention. To mention one variation: the mainpart 1 need not be flat.

The structure shown in cross-section in Figure 9 comprises a formedsheet metal windowsill 12, which is the main part of the structure, anda sheet metal strip 13 line welded thereto along a line that will be atthe joint between the structure and the siding of a building when thestructure is placed as a window-sill in a building, the line beingindicated at 14, along which line 14 strip 13 is shown bent downward atrightangles to its original position, its original position beingindicated by the dot-and-dash line at 15. The structure is made with thestrip 13 in its said original position, and the strip 13 is bentdownward after the structure is put in place in a building. The sidingof the building is indicated by the dot-and-dash lines at 16. 'Ihesiding may or may not be of metal. The strip 13 in its bent-downwardposition covers the joint created by the placement of the structureadjacent the siding 16. Strip 13 could be Welded to the window-sill 12along a line in the dot-anddash position 15 and the edge 1'? of thestrip bent downward outside the siding.

These two embodiments of my invention indicate some uses to which it canbe put in construction work. There are also other fields in which theinvention can be used to advantage.

The main part of'such a structure need not be of metal, or need it be ofsheet form. vIt can be a block or other shape or article. It can be, forinstance, a furnace or stove part where it is desired to increase theresistance to the passage of air through the joints thereof. Any

method that will fix the sheet metal strips to the main parts may beused, welding or other method. The xing may be done in a factory or shopor on the job on the site oi' a construction or assembling job, but, asa rule, a more workmanlike job and economical job of xing can be done ina factory or shop.

I claim:

1. A construction member having a strip of sheet metal lying againstsaid member and secured contiguous to an edge of said member along aline parallel to and contiguous to an edge of said strip, the said stripnot extending beyond the contiguous edge limit of the said memberwidthwise of said strip, whereby the said strip may be formed over ajoint to cover same by displacement of said strip along the line ofattachment.

2. A construction member as set forth in claim 1, the strip thereofbeing of a degree of rigidity less than that of the said member.

3. A construction member having a piece of sheet metal lying againstsaid member and secured contiguous to an edge of said member along aline parallel to and contiguous to an edge of said piece, the said piecenot extending beyond the contiguous edge limit of the said memberwidthwise of said piece, whereby said piece may be formed over a jointto cover same by displacement of said piece along the line ofattachment.

4. A construction member as set forth in claim 3, the piece of sheetmetal thereof being of a degree of rigidity less than that of the saidmember.

5. A construction member having a strip of sheet metal lying againstsaid member and secured contiguous to an edge oi said member along aline parallel to and contiguous to an edge of said strip and extendingthe entire length of said edge of said member, the said strip notextending beyond the contiguous edge limit of the said member widthwiseof said strip, whereby the said strip may be formed over a joint tocover same by displacement of said strip along the line of attachment.

6. A construction member as set forth in claim 5, the strip of sheetmetal thereof being of a degree of ridigity less than that of the saidmember.

7. A construction member having a piece of sheet metal lying againstsaid member and secured contiguous to an edge of said member along aline parallel to and contiguous to an edge of said piece and extendingthe entire length of said edge of said member, the said piece not extending beyond the contiguous edge limit of the said member widthwise ofsaid piece, whereby said` piece may be formed over a joint to cover sameby displacement of said piece along the line of attachment.

8. A construction member as set forth in claim 7, the piece of sheetmetal thereof being of a degree of rigidity less than that of the saidinember.

9. A siding having a strip of sheet met-al lying against said siding andsecured contiguous to an edge of said siding alongl a line parallel toand contiguous to an edge of said strip, the said strip not extendingbeyond the contiguous edge limit of said siding widthwise of said strip,whereby said strip may beA formed over a joint to cover same bydisplacement of said strip along the line 11. A siding having two stripsof sheet metal lying against said siding, each of the two strips' beingsecured contiguous to an edge of said siding, the two edges of saidsiding being opposite each other, along a line parallel to andcontiguous to an edge of each of said two strips, each of the said twostrips being within the edge limit of said siding contiguous that onestrip widthwise of that one strip, whereby each of the said two stripsmay be formed to cover a joint created contiguous the respective saidedge.

l2. A siding as set forth in claim 11, the strips of sheet metal thereofbeing of a. degree of rigidity less than that of the said siding.y

13. A siding as set forth in claim 11, but having; also, a strip ofsheet metal lying against it and secured along a line parallel to andcontiguous to a third edge of said siding, whereby the lastmentionedstrip may be made to cover a joint contiguous said third edge.

14. A window-sill having a strip of sheet metal lying against saidwindow-sill and secured contiguous to an edge of said window-sill alonga line parallel to and contiguous to an edge of said strip, the saidstrip not extending beyond the contiguous edge limit of said window-sillwidthwise of said strip, whereby said strip may be formed over a jointto cover same by displacement of said strip along the line ofattachment. 15. A window-sill as set forth in claim 14, the strip ofsheet metal thereof being of a degree of rigidity less than that of thesaid window-sill. MARSHALL K. MCCOSH.

